vessel

Pronunciation: /ˈvɛsəl/

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a tube in which a body fluid circulates
  2. noun a craft designed for water transportation
  3. noun an object used as a container (especially for liquids)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English vessel, vessell (“small container”); from Old French vaissel (compare modern French vaisseau and Catalan vaixell), from Late Latin vāscellum, diminutive of vāsculum, diminutive of vās (“vase, vessel”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

vas

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
tube
Narrower (hyponyms)
blood vessel

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